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Articles on choosing hosting, domains, email, security and online stores, written by the NBT Host team for anyone who has a website or is about to build one. The exact steps in the panel are in the guides.
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How to choose hosting for a business website or an online store
What matters when choosing hosting: the type of site, real resources, backups, email, where the servers are and the renewal price. In plain terms.
Read the articleShared hosting, cloud or VPS: which one suits you
The difference between shared hosting, cloud hosting and a VPS server: who manages it, what resources you get and when it's worth moving up.
Read the articleWhat a website really costs: hosting, domain and maintenance
The real yearly cost of a website: hosting, domain, email, maintenance and building it, with examples calculated from NBT Host prices.
Read the articleEU servers and GDPR: what it means for your website
Why it matters where your site is hosted when you collect personal data: controller, processor, the data processing agreement, transfers.
Read the articleWebsite backups: the 3-2-1 rule, explained simply
What the 3-2-1 backup rule means, why a copy on the same server isn't enough, how often to back up and how to check that restoring works.
Read the articleEmail on your domain or Gmail: what a company should use
Why office@firma-ta.ro beats a Gmail address: trust, control over addresses, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and using it on your phone.
Read the article5 topics, 23 articles.
Choosing hosting
Which plan you need, what its limits mean and what a website really costs.
9 articles- How to choose hosting for a business website or an online storeWhat matters when choosing hosting: the type of site, real resources, backups, email, where the servers are and the renewal price. In plain terms. · 4 min
- Shared hosting, cloud or VPS: which one suits youThe difference between shared hosting, cloud hosting and a VPS server: who manages it, what resources you get and when it's worth moving up. · 3 min
- Unlimited traffic, resources “up to”: what hosting plan limits meanWhat unlimited traffic, RAM “up to”, PHP processes, space shared with email and the hourly email limit really mean, so you choose the right plan. · 4 min
- What a website really costs: hosting, domain and maintenanceThe real yearly cost of a website: hosting, domain, email, maintenance and building it, with examples calculated from NBT Host prices. · 4 min
- The Enhance panel at a glance: what you can do yourself in your hosting accountWhat Enhance, the NBT Host hosting panel, is: sites, email, databases, PHP, SSL, DNS, backups and WordPress, in short, with the guides. · 3 min
- cPanel, Plesk or Enhance: which hosting panel you needWhat a hosting panel does, how cPanel, Plesk and Enhance differ, why it matters less than you think, and when you buy a licence yourself, on a VPS. · 6 min
- How to choose a VPS: signs you need one and what mattersWhen you need a VPS server and when you don't, how to read vCPU, RAM, disk and port, what root means and what is left to do once you get the server. · 7 min
- Reseller hosting: what it is and who it makes sense forWhat reseller hosting is, how it differs from one account with many sites or a VPS, what you stay responsible for and what to check before choosing. · 6 min
- Windows or Linux hosting: which one you needThe difference between Linux and Windows hosting, which websites need Windows (ASP.NET, Classic ASP), why WordPress runs on Linux, and what to choose. · 6 min
Security and data
GDPR, SSL certificates and backups, made simple.
3 articles- EU servers and GDPR: what it means for your websiteWhy it matters where your site is hosted when you collect personal data: controller, processor, the data processing agreement, transfers. · 3 min
- What an SSL certificate is and why every website needs oneWhat an SSL certificate does, what the padlock and https:// mean, Let's Encrypt vs. a paid certificate and what to do when the browser says “Not secure”. · 3 min
- Website backups: the 3-2-1 rule, explained simplyWhat the 3-2-1 backup rule means, why a copy on the same server isn't enough, how often to back up and how to check that restoring works. · 3 min
Domains and email
Your website's name and your company's email addresses.
4 articles- .ro or .com domain: which one to choose for your companyHow to choose between .ro and .com: where your customers are, what Google says about country domains, price, protecting the name and getting both. · 3 min
- Email on your domain or Gmail: what a company should useWhy office@firma-ta.ro beats a Gmail address: trust, control over addresses, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and using it on your phone. · 3 min
- How much a .ro domain costs and what you actually pay forThe price of a .ro domain at registration and renewal, what it includes, what you pay separately and how to compare offers beyond the first year. · 7 min
- Business email on your domain: your options and what they costBusiness email on your domain included in hosting, Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: what you get with each, how you pay and how to choose the right option. · 6 min
Keeping your site running
Speed, moving without downtime, and monitoring.
4 articles- Why your WordPress site is slow and how to make it fasterThe usual causes of a slow WordPress site: plugins, images, no caching, old PHP, wp-cron, the database. And how to check them. · 4 min
- How to move your site to another host without downtimeThe steps of a move without downtime: the full backup, testing on the new server, DNS TTL, email, changing the nameservers and what to check after. · 4 min
- Uptime and website monitoring: what 99.9% means and how you find out when it's downWhat uptime percentages mean in minutes per month, why a site is checked from outside the server, how alerts arrive and what a monitor can't see. · 3 min
- Website migration checklist: no lost emails or rankingsWhat to check before, during and after a website move so you don't lose email or Google rankings: inventory, 301 redirects, MX, Search Console. · 7 min
Online stores
What to check before launch and how card payments work.
3 articles- Launch checklist for an online store in RomaniaWhat to check before opening an online store in Romania: company details, terms, returns, ANPC SAL, e-Factura, cookies, payments, emails and backups. · 5 min
- Card payments in your online store: what to know before launchHow card payments work in an online store: the processor, 3-D Secure, order confirmation, test cards and what stays your responsibility. · 3 min
- WooCommerce hosting: what matters for an online storeWhat a WooCommerce store needs from hosting: PHP processes, a cache that skips the cart, real cron, order-safe backups, order emails and a test site. · 7 min
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